Food and Drug Administration
The FDA is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It consists of 8 centers and offices, one of which -- the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research -- oversees the evaluation of new and current medications.

Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS)
Acomputerized information database designed to support the FDA's post-marketing safety surveillance program for all approved drug and therapeutic biologic products. The FDA uses AERS to monitor for new adverse events and medication errors that might occur with these marketed products.

FDA List of Approved Drugs and Package Inserts
This online catalog from the Food and Drug Administration provides a searchable database of approved medications along with the history of each medication's approval process and the full package insert (i.e. the same information as in the PDR).

Prescription Drug Monitoring
Most states have prescription drug monitoring policies to deal with reducing prescription drug abuse and diversion.

Medications
This National Institutes of Health booklet is designed to help mental health patients and their families understand how and why medications can be used as part of the treatment of mental health problems.